Events at MC
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Book Clubs
Join us for a first look into one of romance's hottest authors, Ali Hazelwood! We'll visit Love Hypothesis, Mate, Problematic Summer Romance, and Two Can Play. Join us for discussion, games, and community on Thursday evenings in the shop.
Membership options include attendance with paperback books, or club attendance only (no books included.)
21 May 2026: Love Hypothesis
18 June 2026: Mate
16 July 2026 : Problematic Summer Romance
13 August 2026: Two Can Play
Refreshments available at Main Character Books. Welcome and chat starts at 18:30, club activity from 19:00–20:00, and mingling until 20:30.
Join us! Georgia Stone on The Roommate Rule, in conversation with Lucy Jane Wood
20 May, 2026
19:00 Doors
19:30 Main Event!
Join us for an evening with Georgia Stone, celebrating her new novel, The Roommate Rule. We can’t wait to chat about this perfect summer romance read!
Your ticket includes admission, a copy of The Roommate Rule for signing, and refreshments!
✨ Author talk
✨ Book signing
✨ Themed snacks and drinks
✨ Hanging with the romance community
Join us for the sweet, sexy saga of Talia Hibbert's Brown Sisters, plus her newest rerelease, A Girl Like Her!
Membership options include attendance with paperback books, or attendance only (no books included.)
1 June 2026: “Get a Life, Chloe Brown”
13 July 2026: “Take a Hint, Dani Brown”
24 August 2026: “Act Your Age, Eve Brown”
28 September 2026: “A Girl Like Her”
Refreshments available at Main Character Books. Welcome and chat starts at 18:00, club activity from 18:30–19:30, and mingling until 20:00.
29 APRIL, 19:00 👄🎤🔥🥵🍆🍑📖
Join us for the second round of Main Character Books’ SMUT CLUB Open Mic Night!
Bring your favorite spicy novel and join us for drinks and laughs as we narrate our favorite (and most sensational!) passages from romance books — all in 2-minute rapid-fire readings! Our first round featured spicy moments from ACOTAR, Unhinged (the door book!), the Bible, and many more. Whether it’s Morning Glory Milking Farm, your favorite contemporary, or the paranormal shifter book you’ve been dying to talk about, bookmark the spiciest section and join us for community, prizes, games, and after-hours shopping!
Your ticket includes admission, first drink, and snacks — including some of our gorgeous cakes from social enterprise, Luminary Bakery.
Let’s revisit the thrills and sorrows of A Court and Thorns and Roses together, as we get ready for the sixth book releasing this fall! Join us for discussion, games, and community on Tuesday evenings in the shop, 19:00. Refreshments available. This experience is designed for those who have already read the ACOTAR series, and may include spoilers, but all are welcome to join!
Membership options include attendance with paperback boxed set, attendance with hardback boxed set (indulge in some shelf love! The next two are hardback!), or attendance only (no books.)
Welcome and chat starts at 18:30, club activity from 19:00–20:00, and mingling until 8:30.
26 May 2026: A Court of Thorns and Roses
23 June 2026: A Court of Mist and Fury
21 July 2026: A Court of Wings and Ruin
18 August 2026: A Court of Frost and Starlight
22 September 2026: A Court of Silver Flames
Events
BOOK RELEASE PARTY: Score by Kennedy Ryan
19 May, 2026
17:00–19:00
We can’t wait for Kennedy Ryan’s newest book, Score, second in the Hollywood Renaissance series! This second-chance romance follows a screenwriter and a composer as they collaborate on a high-stakes film about the Harlem Renaissance — and try to put their complicated past behind them.
Your ticket includes a copy of Score on release day! We’re throwing a celebration with refreshments, cake from Luminary Bakery, and more if you pick up during the event.
Book may be purchased through this link and picked up separately from this party.
Praise for Score and Kennedy Ryan:
‘Breathtaking, gut-wrenching, viscerally romantic’ TALIA HIBBERT
‘SPECTACULAR!” CHRISTINA LAUREN
‘A gorgeously poignant story of healing, family and love’ HELEN HOANG
‘Every page is perfection’ FARRAH ROCHON
‘Real, raw, magnificent’ COLLEEN HOOVER